The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-22
THE TEXAS BUFFERS
CONTINUE TO HAVE STRONG EvI.
DENCE HEAPED
Against Them by the Witnesses Ex.
amined BY the Senate InVestI-
cation COmmi tee.

through the mail:
BREEHLH TEX, December Is, 1886.
X. p. HackWoTth:
SR-You have had plenty OF time
to get awsy from this county. We
know you have been stealing from this
county for the last two years, and are
ss mean end dangerous as any OF your
crowd. We are deter mined TO get rid
of you, and II you done g, and that
soon, We will proceed to handle rs we
think bsst. sRCRETARY cITIzKSs.
Carl Schue re (white), Al years, lone
of the memorislist.) was worn. He is
personally a Republican, but pub
lisbed al Independent German paper
at BIeDhsm and afterwards in Calves
ton. He left Bfenham on the l3 h OF
last Dect mber. The average Repub.
lican maj rity Ia the county wac, he
believed, five or six hundred. Wit.
ness made only one speech during the
asst campaign. He refused to take
part in it because he wished to devote
himself TO his paper. Threats were
made during the campaign by Judg-
Kirk against Mr.. Ha kWorth. II ey
were to the effect that he (Kitk)
would hold Hack Wor h TO account per.
sonally for anything he might say dur
ing the campaign.
Witness wrote in his paper about
the habit Of the Democratic officials of
summoniDg class OF Jurors who
would not do justice TO the Republi.
cans. The antipathy TO him was due
to the fact that be had shown up this
and other Objectionable practices to
the Germans. He charged in his
paper that the courts OF the county
were run In the interest OF the rowdy
element. He described some German
balls at which American youths with
Tevolvers created disturbances fjr
which the courts afforded no redres1.
Several Germans, In tact who fffil-
lated with tbs Democrats, busted
themselves In citing people against
witness, declaring that he was making
a mountain out OF mole hill. He
read circular prepared by himself
(sigued by the Republican Executive
Commitee) defending and compli-
men ting himself and bitterly assai ing
a rival German newspaper in the
"offiCers' clique" OF the county. He
offered to read other articles
from his pen, but to cave
lime the committee permitted
him TO summarize them for the
most part. One entitled days Of Ter
Tor" was read at length. Witness had
no written or verbal order TO leave
town, but TO every man who lived
there II was very evident that witness
could not remain. He was told by
Mr.. Bryan, Democrat, that 1t was
evident he could not live there; that
they (the DemoCrsts) would kill him.
Bryan offered to buy out his paper 10
suppress 1t, Offering 5000 or $500.
Witnesses price was from $500 to 5000
Witness knowing his life was not
worth nickel lift that night. He re-
turned subsequently and closed up
his business and moved his paper 10
Galveston. When the train departed
three shots were fired into 1t and
rock was thrown through the window.
On cross examination, W tness said
no charges were made against him in
the rival German paper, except that
70 was man Of bad character.
When witness left Galvettou-un
derstanding that men were after HIM
to murder him--he sold his paper Ito
his creditors) for 800 to enable him
10 get away. His paper bad the larg.
est circulation of any in Washing on
county. Witness knew OF no Repub-
lican as prominent as him'elf
against whom threats had not
been made. He had been looked
upon - whether JUS ly or not,
he could not ssy-Rs beiug the most
influential Repub lean in that county,
He was looked upon as working up"
the German element, while Mr.. Hack
worth was working W the colored.
They (the Dencc ats) wanted TO get
witness away, because they wanted 10
. control the Germans.
WITNESS die not like to cay anything
against the national administration,
the reason why the present condition
OF things did not * at previously was
because the Marhals aud fiji ,ers were
Republicans and the Irregularities
were vigorously prosecuted. Today II
aRepublican was killed in Washing
ton county the guilty men were
not puri,hed. Witness was candidate
for County Judge aga nst Judge xxx
at the last eleNion and was deie d
by $50 votes. He claimed that llOS
votes in his favor were thrown out
Stephen A. Hack WORT, one Of he
memorial T., was sworn. He IL AZ
years OF aga. He was born in Wtsh-
iDgton county. Is real estate agent.
In 1870 he was Presiding justice uf
the county. Witness, Moore and
Schuetze, the three memorialists, were
the most active Republican pa tici-
pants In the last county election.
In answer to s nator Spooner the
witness described the shooting Of three
colored men at the Chapel Hill pre-
cinct in 1884 No effort W made by
the county officials to spprehend the
perpetrators of the on rage, nor was
any reward ever offered for them, So
far as he knew the county grand jury
never made any investigation of the
matter. The usual Repubica ma.
jority in what was called Washington
precinct was about 1900. About 4
o'clock In the evening OF the last cleo.
ton day witness heard that kilograms
to the Democra'ic leaders showed the
election had gone Republican by un.
usually large majnrities. A short
while Aferwsrd word caue to witness
that Judge XIX, the Democratic
County Judge, was trying to provoke
ariot. Went t. the place aud found
Kirk doing his best to provoke a diff,
Guilty with Moore. Judge Kirk curse d
him butally and tod him TO come
down the railroad track and he would
Eettle his hssh. Witness told Judge
Kirk /. YVES his duty as County Judge
to preserve peace and not to ose a
riet. Judge Kirk had his hands in
his pocket and witness could see the
outline Of revolver Kirk
friends were standing around with
their hands at their pistol pock IT,
Judge XIX had his bulldog
eTs stationed around 20 thai the
moment fighting began the Republi
cans would have been killed. Wit
ness and his friends understood IN,
game and look the abuse. Judge
Kirk bad everything cut ard dried iC
..~o,oLa N riot XIX xuas mod al